BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Before Joe Mock traveled to Birmingham to scrutinize Regions
Field, he knew he would be writing a review of the new ballpark for USA Today Sports Weekly.

"What I didn't know, though, was how I was going to be blown away by what I
found across the street from Railroad Park," Mock wrote in his review on
Baseballparks.com. "As I was assessing the ballpark, I was typing messages into
my phone to the editor at USA Today,
using phrases like "ground breaking" and "game changing."

"I would be lying if I said that I haven't made up my mind whether I
like the place or not," Mock told AL.com during his visit. "I love the place. I've been more excited to get to this ballpark than
probably any new ballpark that's opened in maybe the last five or six
years."